US Export Plan - Sector Report - Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing

Footnotes

1 See: Manufacturing in Scotland - Making Scotland’s Future: a vision for manufacturing - gov.scot

2 Business Register and Employment Survey (2024) – Engineering services classified as Divisions 33 & 71)

3 See- Our Scottish Future - Innovation nation (June 2025)

4 See - From Shipyards To Satellites: Glasgow's Advanced Manufacturing Evolution | Glasgow City Of Science & Innovation

5 See - Advanced Manufacturing & Materials : Scottish Cities Alliance

6 See - From Shipyards To Satellites: Glasgow's Advanced Manufacturing Evolution | Glasgow City Of Science & Innovation

7 See- U.S. Smart Manufacturing Market to Hit $116.48 Billion by 2029

8 See - Smart Factory Innovation Hub | National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS)

9 See - Net zero | National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS)

10 See- US Aerospace and Defense Market - A&D - Size, Share & Industry Statistics

11 Scottish Government – A Trading Nation – Updating Scotland’s Country and Sector Prioritisation (2025)

12 See - UK GOV: Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland regarding the Technology Prosperity Deal

13 See - UK GOV: UK MOUs with US states on economic cooperation and trade relations

14 Fraser of Allander Institute – The Evolution of Manufacturing in Scotland and the UK (2025)

15 See - Statista - Robotics US

16 See - The National Robotarium - Making Scotland A World Leader in Robotics

17 See - U.S. Composites Market Size, Share | Industry Report, 2030

18 See - Edinburgh Innovations - Advanced Materials Brochure

19 See - University of Strathclyde Glasgow - Lightweight Manufacturing Centre

20 See - Quantum Technology Market Size to Surpass USD 9.65 Bn by 2035

21 See - Optics & Photonics News - US States Double Down on Quantum

22 See - Scaling Scottish Quantum and Photonics Globally – Optimat

23 See - Technology Scotland - Quantum technology - a billion pound opportunity for Scotland (2023)

24 See - Photonics Scotland - Photonics in Scotland 2025 Report (2025)

25 See - SDI: Subsea engineering companies in Scotland

26 See- Robert Gordon University - National Subsea Centre

27 See - Subsea and Offshore Services Market Size & Growth [2034]

28 See - Scotland Strengthens Its Role as a Leader in the UK’s Semiconductor Innovation

29 US Census - State Imports by NAICS Commodities

30 See - Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office -Incentive & Financial Programs

31 See - MHA | Trump’s Tariffs: Key considerations for the UK manufacturing…

32 See - Professional qualification requirements affecting service exports from the UK to the United States - Check International Trade Barriers - GOV.UK

33 See - License Requirements for Engineering Firms | Wolters Kluwer

34 See - Build America, Buy America (BABA) FAQs for Manufacturers

35 See - Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit | Internal Revenue Service

36 See - House of Commons Library - US Trade Tariffs

37 See - US Census Bureau: US Trade in Advanced Technology Products

38 See - Trends Shaping the Growing Manufacturing Industry in Texas in 2025

39 See - Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office - Advanced Manufacturing

40 See - Michigan Economic Dec Corporation - Mobility and Automotive Manufacturing

41 See - Michigan Auto - Michigan Automobility report

42 See Defense | Industries | Michigan Business

43 See - The Manufacturer - Toyota opens $14bn North Carolina battery plant

44 See - Site Selection Group - Best States for Manufacturing in 2024

45 See Florida Makes

46 See - Space Florida - About

47 See - 20 States Offering the Best Business Tax Incentives | Illumeably

48 See - Microsoft Blog - Our new collaboration with Maryland will accelerate scalable quantum computing

49 See - Optics & Photonics News - US States Double Down on Quantum